# 154 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UA

## Property details

- Slug: `9c1715f` (address key hash: `9c1715ff087141e82609895c622d1879cd51f5b4`)
- Postcode: DH2 2UA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 56 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £168,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,000/m²
- Local average: £181,714 (54 sales)
- Street crime: 236 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £168,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £572/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0350-2796-0510-2795-6445)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £168,000 | Semi-detached | +46.1% | £170,659 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-0866-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2019-05-02 | £115,000 | Semi-detached | — | £160,441 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8f1b26bd-8607-53db-e053-6c04a8c03649) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 154 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UA | £168,000 | 27/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 154 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UA | £115,000 | 02/05/2019 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ | £180,000 | 19/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 10 RED BANKS, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XG | £210,000 | 19/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 166 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UA | £235,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 RED BANKS, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XG | £210,000 | 27/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 22 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £235,000 | 31/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 41 REDESDALE ROAD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 3JG | £88,000 | 26/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ | £240,000 | 02/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 108 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UL | £200,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ | £160,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 GILL CROFT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XF | £220,000 | 14/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 58 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £150,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 BRANTWOOD, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UJ | £195,000 | 22/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 GILL CROFT, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XF | £227,500 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 CLOVERHILL, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2LZ | £165,000 | 04/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 ASHGROVE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2XL | £163,000 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 148 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UA | £148,000 | 07/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 140 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2UA | £87,500 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 118 AUCKLAND, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TZ | £152,000 | 15/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 31 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £143,995 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 30 BELSAY CLOSE, CHESTER LE STREET, COUNTY DURHAM, DH2 2TF | £143,995 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £177,700 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -3.3%
- **10y growth:** 21.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (County Durham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £574/mo
- **Realistic:** £638/mo
- **Optimistic:** £702/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Durham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Albert Street, DH2 | £600/mo | 2 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Rose Terrace, DH2 | £725/mo | 2 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £663/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £82,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £66,300

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £663/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-90/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **236** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hermitage Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 May 2024 |
| Bullion Lane Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 1 May 2024 |
| Newker Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 19 Oct 2011 |
| Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 14 Oct 2021 |
| Cestria Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 14 Jan 2020 |